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" As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country. "

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" What the Republicans have said is rather than touch one hair on the heads of the wealthiest people in our country, people who make over $1 million a year, they're saying, 'Seniors should pay $6,000 more dollars a year. But please don't let us ask the wealthiest to do their fair share.' "

" Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on. "

" I went to Catholic school throughout my whole academic life. In fact, my children - my husband and I and our children in my own family now have over 100 years of Catholic education among us. "

" My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow. "

" The American dream is about freedom. "

" When I first ran for Congress, I went to my daughter Alexandra, who was going to be a senior in high school, and said: 'I have a chance to run. I may not win, but I'd be gone three nights a week. So, if you want me to stay, I'll be happy to.' And do you know what she said to me? 'Mother, get a life!' "

" What we're discussing privately and publicly, is a budget which is a blueprint for the future which creates jobs, which educates our children, which provides healthcare for all Americans, which takes our deficit down, which gives a tax cut for 95% of the American people. "

" When taxpayers are subsidizing low wages, people should be aware of that. We're subsidizing an economy. We're not subsidizing people. They are doing a hard day's work. When we're not rewarding work actively, there's something wrong with the system. "

" I never dread going back to Congress. "

" I had five children in six years. The day I brought my fifth baby home, that week, my daughter turned 6. "

" I will not be making appointments to a committee that is not bipartisan. "

" My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college. "

" I do believe that during the Bush-Cheney administration, that Vice President Cheney set a tone and an attitude for the CIA. "

" I don't know any member of Congress who ever said, 'I'm satisfied with the communication that we have from the White House.' "

" If I cry, it's about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics - no, I don't cry. "

" Nothing surprises me. One thing I don't ever have in my world is surprise. "

" I would say that one of the things that encouraged me so much when I became elected to the leadership was the letters I received from fathers of daughters, saying that, 'My daughter can now do many more things because of what you did.' "

" The impact of climate change is a tremendous risk to the security and well-being of our countries. "

" For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality. "

" I don't care how popular I am. I'm not putting myself out there to run for higher office. "

" I was pampered in the fact that I had five older brothers, which I highly recommend to anyone. "

" America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people. "

" America must be a light to the world, not just a missile. "

" Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice. "

" Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me. "

" In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply. "

" I've never walked away from any of my positions. I take pride in them. "

" I love having the support of my caucus. We have a good working relationship. "

" The country needs more than one-party dominance, as much as I believe the Democratic Party is the party for the middle class... We need to have a marketplace of ideas. "

" I had a friend who was getting married. I said, 'You're getting married - I didn't know about all this!' She said, 'I need health benefits.' "